THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, December 7, 1994 TAG: 9412070433
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: BY PERRY PARKS, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: ELIZABETH CITY LENGTH: Short : 45 lines
Councilwoman Anita Hummer will head a committee to study the costs of starting a police mobile unit that can serve as a substation and outreach office in troubled neighborhoods around the city.
Members of the Mayor's Crime Commission listed the substation as the first priority for fighting crime in the city, Hummer reported to council members Monday night.
``I think it's time we looked after the safety of our citizens,'' Hummer said.
Lydia Gardner, the mayor's wife, has already donated a trailer for the project. The committee, under Hummer's suggestion, will study what equipment would be needed and whether additional officers would be required.
Police Chief Herman Bunch said Tuesday it is worth examining the idea of a multi-use mobile station for emergencies and police work.
Hummer said the committee should report to the council in the January work session. Volunteering for committee duty were council members Myrtle Rivers, Dorothy Stallings, A.C. Robinson, Jimi Sutton and Lloyd Griffin, said City Clerk Dianne Pierce. Mayor H. Rick Gardner also offered his help.
Hummer said she hoped moving forward with the project would prompt more donations for what could be an expensive endeavor.
Also Monday, council members agreed to meet Dec. 19 to discuss a proposed recycling agreement with Waste Industries. Several members oppose having the company that disposes of city garbage take over the recyling duties, saying the price is too high.
Councilman Lloyd Griffin said he was against the agreement, suggesting that the city should look into buying a second recycling truck. ``I have some strong feelings about this.''
The council also accepted a $250 bid from Lydia Gardner to purchase three cement platforms in the Pasquotank River near the Gardners' property. Gardner said she plans to plant flowers on two sand-covered platforms and to place a sign welcoming boaters into town on the third.
The platforms cannot be used for commercial purposes. by CNB